The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-09-30

the mob closed round the devoted man,
and long knives were brandished in the
air. Quickly the bayonets of the
soldiers cleared away the crowd, and
Captain of the guard confronted the
offender. The latter stood quietly with
folded arms. a look of defiance resting
on his handsome face.
Speak" said the Captain, in broken
English. "Who are youP"
IAN American"
1--WE might know that! Fellow,
were you with Lopez or CrittendenP"
The man returned no answer; he
stood proudly before his enemies,
neither admitting nor denying his
identity. The Captain, sword in hand,
was closely searching his face, when a
sudden light came into his eyes.
"By Heaven, I've seen you before!'
he exclaimed. "You were in the fight
at Las Pozas-confess. is it not SOP"
Still no answer. The mans eyes
never quailed, but he spoke not.
"Ah," exclaimed the Captain, 81
understand your disguise now. Oblige
me by removing that hair, Senior Fill
busterom
The man laughed, actually laughed
at the announcement of this discovery,
and with one motion of his hand tore
of the great wig that covered his head
and shoulders. He stood revealed now,
a man of about twenty-five, with close
ly-cropped brown hair, ruddy face,
bright, sparkling eyes, and powerful
though slender frame.
"You are right" he said, in a clear,
firm voice. "Concealmcnt is useless
now; l am what you say. was with
Lopez in his glorious if unfortunate at
tempt, and wanted to be near him in
his death. fought with him at Las
Pozas--and l am proud of it. Do your
worst.
The Captain went back to the plat
form to report this strange occurrence
TO the General, and to receive his or
dcrs. In few moments he returned,
and placing a soldier with fixed bay
onet at each side of the prisoner, and
sending IA platoon ahead to open path
through the crowd, he detached COM
pany from the nearest battalion, and
gave the order to march.
Slowly the dense throng opened to
the right and left, and the prisoner was
conducted through it. lmprecations
were showered upon him, and some
weapons were shaken at him; but the
bayonets of the guard protected him
from violence. The eager crowd closed
up solidly behind the soldiers and fol-
lowed them, and many were borne
unwillingly along by the mere presence
and rush. Among these were Louis
Hunter and his uncle. The episode
just described had occurred so near TO
them that they had seen and heard ev-
erything, and now they had some diff
Guilty to keep their feet amid the tu-
mutt and rush. They were borne along
by the press, and could do nothing
but yield for the present. They were but
! little way in the rear of the company,
and the tall form and bare head of the
prisoner were in plain sight.
And now occurred something, which
in it's successful daring has perhaps
never been exceeded, the world over,
in the annals of escapes. How it could
have happened, how it was done,
seemed little short of a mystery; and
there are elderly men in Havana to-day
who will tell you with bated breath OF
the daring escape of III Americana
Filibustero," on the day that Lopez
was gaIToted, and express their opinion
that he was in league with the devil!
The advance platoon had cleared tho
square and proceeded some distance
along one of the principal streets that
entered it The Captain, marching
just before the prisoner and his guard
had reached one of those narrow,
alley-like streets so common in Havana,
which branch off from the principal
thoroughfarcs. An exclamation and Q
scuffle behind him caused him quickly
to turn. Before he could comprehend
what had happened, he was felled
senseleSs by blow from the butt of q
musket A man darted from the street
into the alley. The Lieutenant, per.
ceiving halt, and seeing the con
fusion. hurried from the flank Of
the company up to the head,
ard found that the prisoner
had escaped. (Which way9" he
cried; and when twenty voices replied
"into the alley" he commanded the
soldiers to fire that way. For two
minutes rafting and useless fusilade
was kept up-usolcss, except that three